Social EngineeringProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesPhishingStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDPHICredentialsMediumContained

Cypress Benefits Solutions

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 23, 2023

Filed

Jan 19, 2024

To disclose

34 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Cypress Benefits Solutions →

Cypress Benefits Solutions notified the NH Attorney General of a cybersecurity incident discovered May 23, 2023, involving unauthorized access to email accounts. The incident potentially exposed names, DOB, SSNs, PHI, and credentials for 4 NH residents. Notifications were mailed Jan 11, 2024, offering credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 34 weeks / 241 days

May 20, 2023

Begins

May 23, 2023

Discovered

Jan 19, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+16 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_db5c86940f809e6d2024-01-11 · +8dCandidate

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: Cypress Benefits Solutions
norm: cypress benefits
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: May 23, 2023
Breach occurred: May 20, 2023
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 11, 2024
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPHICredentials
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Engaged a specialized third-party cybersecurity firm to conduct a forensic investigation
Secured the compromised email account
Changed all user credentials
Enhanced security measures
Offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through TransUnion
Changes made: Enhanced security measures
Changed all user credentials
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 34 weeks(241 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Indiana State AGJan 11 · first

New Hampshire State AG+8d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 11 (IN), last Jan 19 (NH) — a 8-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/cypress-benefits-solutions-20240119.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 19, 2024
Raw hash: fb269d3012f255df469a28b4a8071d32fb620042c1196349eb69e5f8b3e25250

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityCypress Benefits Solutions

Incidentdiscovered May 23, 2023

Stated responseEngaged a specialized third-party cybersecurity firm to conduct a forensic investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov